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Aravindh Chithambaram goes past Viswanathan Anand to become World No. 14 in live rating list after beating Dutch GM Anish Giri
March 6, 2025 13:06 IST
Aravindh Chithambaram surpassed five-time World Champion Viswanathan Anand to become the new World No. 14 on the live rating list.
New Delhi to host FIDE World Cup; Bharat Mandapam and Yashobhoomi ‘prime candidates’ to host eventSubscriber Only
March 4, 2025 12:56 IST
An AICF official said that India will also make a bid to host the 2026 World Championship, where Gukesh will defend his crown against a yet-to-be-determined challenger.
Boris Spassky, endlessly witty and a free soul, was more than just Fischer’s victim or a Soviet Union foot soldierSubscriber Only
March 4, 2025 11:05 IST
There was beauty in his brutal cavalier playing style and the Russian just couldn't be hemmed in by the iron-fisted communist rules of playing and living
Magnus Carlsen’s infamous ‘JeansGate’ denims sold for Rs 31 lakh at auction
March 2, 2025 20:49 IST
Carlsen had listed the jeans on the site as “Chess Grandmaster Magnus Carlsen’s #JeansGate Jeans". It received 94 bids before being bought by an anonymous bidder for $36,100.
Gukesh attains career-best No 3 ranking; Praggnanandhaa back in top 10
March 1, 2025 17:56 IST
The 18-year-old Gukesh, who has been in sublime form ever since he beat China's Ding Liren to clinch the world title in Singapore in December, has gained 10 points and now has a 2787 rating.
How Chess.com became more than just a chess app and Titled Tuesday spiced up a routine weekdaySubscriber Only
March 1, 2025 07:14 IST
The popular app offers elite GMs a lighter dose of fun chess, and casual and upcoming players the chance to go up the ladder and make some respectable dough.
Boris Spassky: The man who dared George Bush to put him and Bobby Fischer in same cell, ‘and give us a chess set’Subscriber Only
March 1, 2025 07:14 IST
Forever hyphenated with American Bobby Fischer, the genial Russian GM's most iconic moment came when he stood to applaud rival Fischer after Game 6 of the 1972 match - as it upended all Cold War narratives.
Boris Spassky passes away: Rich tributes and mourning in chess world as 10th world champion, passes away
February 28, 2025 08:10 IST
Spassky became the world champion after defeating Tigran Petrosian and then famously lost in the Match of the Century against Bobby Fischer in 1972 at Iceland's Reykjavík.
Why the 3-year-old Magnus Carlsen vs Hans Niemann cheating scandal is making waves againSubscriber Only
February 26, 2025 07:50 IST
The infamous Magnus Carlsen versus Hans Niemann incident is back in the headlines after the World No.1 chose to reopen a three-year-old can of worms.
Magnus Carlsen talks about marriage, whether he would want his kids to play chess
February 23, 2025 13:40 IST
On the BotezLive Youtube channel, Carlsen was asked whether there was any impact on his chess after he got married.
When Viswanathan Anand handed young Magnus Carlsen a reality check: ‘I realised I was delusional’
February 23, 2025 10:39 IST
Talking about a 2008 training camp with Anand, Carlsen said: "As soon as like that training camp started, it's like something just switched on. We played a bunch of training games and from being this guy who seemed completely disinterested... all of a sudden, like he was crushing me."
Magnus Carlsen praises Gukesh for ‘studying his a** off’, but says world champion not good at rapid or blitz
February 23, 2025 10:39 IST
Talking about Gukesh, Carlsen said: "From the way he studies, during games, he's meticulous, he calculates, he sees every position as a problem he has to solve."
Magnus Carlsen on how Hans Niemann anal beads rumour started, and why he doesn’t believe it
February 23, 2025 10:38 IST
Hans Niemann has in the past admitted to cheating on some casual online games but never over-the-board.
Want Magnus Carlsen’s ‘forbidden jeans’? You can own it if you have around Rs 7 lakh (at least)
February 20, 2025 11:37 IST
Listed as "Chess Grandmaster Magnus Carlsen's #JeansGate Jeans", the apparel is currently going for $8,000 after 35 bids
Why Gukesh’s winless run at Weissenhaus in Freestyle Chess is nothing to worry aboutSubscriber Only
February 25, 2025 16:47 IST
Freestyle chess demands that Gukesh fights the habit of calculation and preparation, something he has aced while becoming Classical World Champion
Magnus Carlsen trolls FIDE in Team Liquid announcement video: ‘Do I have to change?’
February 15, 2025 08:01 IST
Magnus Carlsen and Fabiano Caruana will represent Team Liquid in the Esports World Cup.
Hikaru Nakamura: ‘Would be lot of fun to meet Samay Raina in India’
February 15, 2025 07:49 IST
Talking about Samay Raina, Nakamura said: “It’s wild to see — obviously I don’t follow Indian culture super closely — but at the start of the pandemic he was kind of a comedian, kind of known. And now he’s like a big superstar!”
Gukesh finishes winless at Freestyle chess eventSubscriber Only
February 15, 2025 07:08 IST
Indian world champion follows predecessor Ding Liren in failing to clinch a single game after losing to Alireza Firouzja.
Ding Liren returns to action two months after losing the world chess title to 18-year-old Gukesh
February 14, 2025 10:20 IST
The 17th world champion of chess, Ding Liren has relinquished the throne after he lost to 18-year-old Gukesh at the summit clash in Singapore in December last year.
‘Magnus Carlsen doesn’t have a say on who to invite’: Jan Henric Buettner on Hans Niemann playing Freestyle Paris edition
February 14, 2025 09:25 IST
Jan Henric Buettner, the man behind the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour, says he chose not to ask Magnus Carlsen's permission before inviting Hans Niemann for Freestyle Paris edition.
Gukesh salvages draw from lost position against Alireza Firouzja
February 14, 2025 00:40 IST
Gukesh had not managed to beat Alireza, but it was a draw that was as good as a win for a player who is still winless at the luxury resort village in Germany.
Why freestyle chess is tougher for older players even though players don’t spend hours training before gamesSubscriber Only
February 14, 2025 08:26 IST
The last few days have been rough on Nakamura who won the Fisher Random World Championship in 2022, when FIDE organised the last world championship event for freestyle.
Arjun Erigaisi: ‘I played too aggressively at Tata Steel… was one of the toughest tournaments of my life’Subscriber Only
February 14, 2025 08:25 IST
Arjun Erigaisi reveals that he will be competing in the Paris leg of the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour later this year. Besides that, he will also represent Gen.G as he tried to compete at the Esports World Cup.
Hikaru Nakamura reveals Gukesh’s ‘biggest weakness’ after beating him; says Indian not analysing game with others is ‘insane’
February 13, 2025 17:34 IST
Nakamura was also surprised that Gukesh was analysing positions with World No 2 Fabiano Caruana before games. "It can only be to your disadvantage... that's just insane."
Freestyle Chess: Gukesh loses to Hikaru Nakamura to remain winless at WeissenhausSubscriber Only
February 13, 2025 10:01 IST
Remarkably, Gukesh’s heart rate even when he was completely losing against Nakamura and was making moves with as little as three seconds on the clock was around 90 beats per minute while his American opponent’s heart was bouncing around at 145 BPM.
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